Lane, along with J ... Lane and Kueng helped to restrain Floyd, who was handcuffed ... All three were convicted of depriving Floyd of his right to medical care and Thao and Kueng were also convicted of failing to intervene to stop Chauvin during the killing, which was caught on video and sparked protests around the world ... ___ ... .
Four key climate change indicators all set new record highs in 2021, the United Nations said Wednesday, warning that the global energy system was driving humanity towards catastrophe ... .
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A 21-year-old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing an unarmed civilian. Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin could get life in prison for shooting a a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head through an open car window in the northeastern Sumy region on Feb ... He falls ... .
20% off on a #NeverAgain book bundle. The selection includes Ito Ang Diktadura , the Tagalog translation of Equipo Plantel’s Así es la Dictadura, or This is a Dictatorship ... Under Marcos’s two-decade rule, thousands were killed, tortured and “disappeared”.
In a new poll, just over half of U.S. voters said that Twitter was right to ban former President Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, though many said that Trump should be allowed back on the platform ... However, 11 percent of those respondents said that it is time to end the ban ... .
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The WorldBank on Wednesday announced an additional US$12 billion in funding for projects to address the global food security crisis, bringing the total to US$30 billion ... trade and support vulnerable households and producers, the World Bank said.
OugadougouRescue workers have found no survivors in a rescue chamber deep inside a flooded zinc mine in Burkina Faso, the government and the mine owner said on Tuesday, all but extinguishing hope that eight missing miners could still be alive after a month ... Read More ... 11 of 22 Chinese miners trapped in gold mine rescued, ten others dead ... .
AFP. A view shows the Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol on May 10, 2022 ... "Unfortunately, military unblocking is impossible in this situation. There can be no other formula of salvation than the one currently in use ... .
The world economy can't cast U..S ... can avoid the downturn being seen around the world ... “There are huge events, geopolitical events going on around the world that are going to play a very important role in the economy in the next year or so,” Powell said ... has some major advantages compared to the rest of the world,” Brooks said.
Turkey detained 17,116 migrants in Istanbul during the past week, according to the office of the Governor of Istanbul. The detainees were handed over to the province’s migration department for deportation, as part of the country’s “efforts to combat irregular migration”, the governorship said in a statement on Tuesday ... ....
The official applications, handed over by Finland and Sweden’s ambassadors to NATO, set a security clock ticking ... “I warmly welcome the requests by Finland and Sweden to join NATO ... 24 ... They have functioning democracies, well-funded armed forces and contribute to the alliance’s military operations and air policing ... ___. Jan M ... ___ ... .
Belarus has introduced the death penalty for attempts to carry out acts of terrorism, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday, charges that several opposition activists face in the ex-Soviet country. Belarus — a close ally of Russia — is the only country in Europe that continues to carry out executions despite calls for a moratorium.
The path to power is the path to the teleprompter,” Mr Musk told the conference via Zoom.“I do feel like if somebody were to accidentally lean on the teleprompter, it’s going to be like Anchorman.”The world’s alleged richest man ...